I'm not tired!

The other morning when K woke up, I knew that he hadn't slept well. He was dancing like he needed to go potty, so I took him. The whole time he was going he just cried saying that he didn't need to and didn't want to go potty. When I asked him if he was tired, he said no. We went for a walk. This was at about 10:00 in the morning. He said he needed one of my hats for shade. Then he laid on the tray, made sure his face was covered and fell asleep.

He was snoring, that's how asleep he was. He had been awake for 2 hours before he fell asleep. He hasn't taken a nap that soon after being awake since he was a little tiny baby. Thankfully when he woke up, he was much happier.

Reading with daddy

I love this picture. It wasn't staged at all. I walked by to go change the laundry and this is what I saw. I love it! B got home from school before we got home from swimming that afternoon. As we pulled into the garage, B was standing in the doorway waving at us. M saw him and said,"I love when he wears that shirt." It made me laugh. I love my little family so much!

Bug hunting

I was talking to some girls in our ward last week. They told me to stay out of the grass because there are fire ants. So I made the mistake of telling my dear children to be careful in the grass because there are ants that will bite them. Now there is a constant watch for bugs, Especially in our house. If a crumb is on the floor, M will tell us to pick it up so the bugs don't come into our house. The other day I walked into my room and this is what I saw. When I asked them what they were doing, I was told that they were bug watching. I don't know why they thought there would be bugs under our bed, but they stayed there for quite awhile watching for bugs. I love them so much and I'm so thankful that they are on the constant lookout for bugs, someone's got to do it right?!

Day maker

So, Valentine's Day was just another day. B had left at 7:30 to go to school. M, K and I went on a walk. We saw a turtle in the pond by our house and that was cool. We came home and then decided to take M and K's scooters over to the community skating rink and let them ride around until lunch time. As we were leaving to walk home, B called and said that he had come home for lunch. I was really excited about that! We walked into the house and to my great astonishment, there were roses on the table!

I almost cried! B has gotten me roses 4 times in the almost 12 years we've been together. So when I get them, they are a really big deal! I love them. They made my entire Valentine's day. I did feel bad because we don't usually get anything for each other for Valentine's day. So I didn't have anything for him. I don't know how to explain how awesome it feels to get flowers when you don't get them very often. I just love them! Thank you so much B! You are my everything! You are the better half of my whole. I love you forever, for always and no matter what!

Who needs an umbrella?

There was a bite sized storm this afternoon. K's first reaction was to come running towards the house in total terror screaming that it's raining. Once I told him that it was ok he calmed down. He walked over to his toy box and dug around for a minute until he found his yellow hard hat. He put it on and said,"I have my hat on, my head won't get wet. I'm going outside." I told him ok, he asked me to open the door and out he went. I love that he wouldn't let his head get wet, but he refused to put shoes on. He was fine out there until water dripped on his back, then he wanted nothing to do with it.

Sand dollar

Isn't that so cool?! I wish I could say that we found this. Alas, we did not. We were walking along the beach and a lady stopped and asked if we had found any sand dollars yet. We said no and so she gave us the one that she had found. She told us that a sand dollar is a Christian symbol because of the Easter Lilly that is on the front. The piercings on it symbolize the nail marks on Christ's hands and feet when he was crucified. She said that if you break one open then in the sand formations on the inside there are things called the doves of peace. If you look close enough they look like little doves in there and Christ taught peace.

I don't know how well you can see the flower on the back. I thought it was so nice of her to just give it to us! For some reason I have always really liked sand dollars, so thank you kind lady for giving us a whole one and not just a piece of one.

Isn't it beautiful?

This picture was taken outside of our Kitchen door. I think it is so beautiful! Of course it was better in person, but this isn't a bad shot if you ask me.